Leaked Microsoft Email Hints Next Xbox Won’t Need Always-On Internet

For quite some time now we have been hearing rumors that the next generation Xbox will require an always-on internet connection for playing games. It was also rumored that Microsoft will ultimately leave it up to publishers to decide whether their games would need such an internet connection. It is now being reported that Microsoft’s upcoming console will not need to be connected to the internet when the customer wants to play a single player game, play a Blu-ray disc or watch live TV, this according to an allegedly leaked internal Microsoft email.